In Pics: Atwal's career graph

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EARLY START
arjun Atwal learnt the tricks of the game as a teenager playing at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club and turned professional in 1995. (Reuters Photo)

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IN JEEV'S FOOTSTEPS
He was the second Indian golfer after Jeev Milka Singh to earn membership of the European Tour. (Reuters Photo)

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FIRST BIG WIN
Atwal bagged the European Tour Order of Merit event at the 2002 Caltex Singapore Masters when he achieved a five-stroke victory. (Reuters Photo)

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MILLION DOLLAR BABY
He topped the order of merit in 2003 and became the first Indian golfer on the Asian PGA to win a million US dollars on the tour, when he claimed a one-stroke victory in the Hero Honda Masters on home soil. (Reuters Photo)

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OTHER ACCOLADES
Atwal also picked up wins at the Wills Indian Open in 1999, Hero Honda Masters in 2000. (Reuters Photo)